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How to insert a rule on the number line?
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I looked for this for a while also, and discovered that you can't.
Here is a workaround though...
I read elsewhere that the most efficent way to do this is to save all your ACLs in a text file (example below), on a TFTP server. You can find free versions of TFTP servers for all Operating Systems. The first line of your ACL text file deletes the current ACL configuration, then the following lines re-create, but with your new inserted rules.
Then your process becomes:
1.) Use a text editor to create a new text file, or edit the file for the existing ALC. When you name the file, use 8.3 format (up to eight characters in the name and up to three characters in the extension).
NOTE: Make sure the Brocade device has network access to the TFTP server.
2.) Clear the ACL configuration from the ACLs you are changing by placing commands such as the following at the top of the file:
no access-list 1
no access-list 101
When you load the ACL list into the device, the software adds the ACL entries in the file after any entries that already exist in the same ACLs. Thus, if you intend to entirely replace an ACL, you must use the no access-list <num> command to clear the entries from the ACL before the new ones are added.
3.) Place the commands to create the ACL entries into the file. The order of the separate ACLs does not matter, but the order of the entries within each ACL is important. The software applies the entries in an ACL in the order they are listed within the ACL. Here is an example of some ACL entries:
access-list 1 deny host 192.168.1.6 log
access-list 1 deny 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 log
access-list 1 permit any
access-list 101 deny tcp any any eq http log
The software will apply the entries in ACL 1 in the order shown and stop at the first match. Thus, if a packet is denied by one of the first three entries, the packet will not be permitted by the fourth entry, even if the packet matches the comparison values in this entry.
4.) Enter the command end on a separate line at the end of the file. This command indicates to the software that the entire ACL list has been read from the file.
5.) Save the text file.
6.) On the Brocade device, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
copy tftp running-config <tftp-ip-addr> <filename>
NOTE: This command will be unsuccessful if you place any commands other than access-list and end (at the end only) in the file. These are the only commands that are valid in a file you load using the copy tftp running-config… command.
7.) To save the changes to the device's startup-config file, enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level of the CLI:
write memory
Here is an example vLAN ACL configuration file limiting access to a vLAN.
no access-list 101
access-list 101 remark Permit Engineer1 workstation
access-list 101 permit ip 192.168.1.100/32 192.168.2.0/24
access-list 101 remark Permit Engineer2 Workstation
access-list 101 permit ip 192.168.1.101/32 192.168.2.0/24
access-list 101 remark Permit DNS request replies from DNS servers
access-list 101 permit udp host 192.168.1.200 192.168.2.0/24
access-list 101 permit udp host 192.168.1.201 192.168.2.0/24
access-list 101 remark Permit Established replies from outgoing requests to vLAN
access-list 101 permit tcp 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.0/24 established
access-list 101 remark Permit all other traffic
access-list 101 permit ip any any
access-list 101 permit udp any any


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A wedding boutique in Southsea has reached the finals of a national competition.
Creatiques Bridal Boutique in Albert Road has got through to the finals of the Bridal Buyers Awards in the category of Best Bridal Retailer in England.
It has been chosen as one of the top six bridal retailers in the country.
It has won bridal retailer of the year twice and have been finalists in many business awards – including being named Retailer of the Year at The News Business Excellence Awards this year.
The news comes as it celebrates its first year of trading in Albert Road this summer.
The boutique will find out at an event in September whether it is the winners.
Andrew Pearce runs the shop with his partner Rob and established the brand over 20 years ago.
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Definition of feeble
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The August 2008 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Edward T. Joyce, et al. v. Morgan Stanley & Co. held that an investment banking firm engaged by a company in connection with a merger transaction to provide, among other things, a fairness opinion, does not by virtue of that engagement owe a fiduciary duty to the shareholders of the company.
The court concluded that neither a contractual obligation nor an extra-contractual fiduciary duty to advise the shareholders of the company arose. The court's opinion illustrates the importance of the language used in engagement letters, which are carefully drafted by counsel for investment bankers.
In the transaction, Morgan Stanley was engaged by the target company, 21st Century Telecom Group, to act as its financial advisor in a proposed acquisition of the company by RCN Corporation in a stock-for-stock merger. The merger agreement was signed on December 12, 1999, and Morgan Stanley delivered its fairness opinion on that date. Following the announcement of the transaction in December 1999, the market value of the RCN stock received by the shareholders of 21st Century in the merger plummeted. The merger transaction closed in April 2000, on the eve of the bursting of the "dot-com" bubble. The RCN stock eventually became worthless. In an action commenced in August 2006, the shareholders alleged that Morgan Stanley was responsible for their losses on the basis that it had breached a fiduciary duty it owed to the shareholders to give them advice about hedging strategies to minimize their exposure to a potential loss in value of the RCN stock they would receive upon completion of the merger.
The nexus between the shareholders and Morgan Stanley asserted in the district court was the fairness opinion given by Morgan Stanley and relied upon by the shareholders. On appeal, the shareholders argued that apart from the fairness opinion, Morgan Stanley owed them an extra-contractual fiduciary duty to advise them about hedging.
The Court of Appeal reviewed the engagement letter between Morgan Stanley and 21st Century, which explicitly stated that Morgan Stanley would have duties only to the company. The court also reviewed Morgan Stanley's fairness opinion, which explicitly disclaimed any duty to the shareholders. On that basis, the court concluded there was "no doubt that Morgan Stanley did not accept any such responsibility and never owed any contractual or extracontractual fiduciary duty to the shareholders." The Court of Appeal cited a decision it had rendered earlier in 2008 in The HA 2003 Liquidating Trust v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Here, the Court of Appeal had again concluded that the investment banking firm, in providing its fairness opinion, had in fact performed the services for which it was engaged pursuant to its engagement letter. In that case, the court characterized the suit as "nothing but an attempt to find a deep pocket to reimburse investors for the costs of [the] blunders [of the company's managers]."
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Based on these decisions, investment banking firms in the United States can take comfort that the courts will rely on the language of their engagement letters, including disclaimers of fiduciary duty, descriptions of the services to be provided, waivers of conflicts of interest and rights to rely on information provided by their client. A similar outcome can be expected to prevail in Canada.


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Its original member lineup consisted of Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg, and sisters Malin "Linn" Berggren and Jenny Berggren.
They released four studio albums between 1993 and 2002, which sold in excess of 30 million copies worldwide.
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At Bank of Singapore, we are constantly on the lookout for exceptional individuals to join our team. We promote a culture of openness, teamwork and fairness. Most importantly, we invest in our people through our programmes that develop them on both professional and personal levels. Besides attractive remuneration packages, we offer non-financial benefits and opportunities to develop your potential within OCBC Group's global network of subsidiaries and offices. If you have passion, drive and the will to succeed, rise to the challenge today!
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The Onsite Desktop engineering for End User Services role is to support IT projects coordinating and implementing IT services related to the Desktop. In addition, this role may be required to backup operational support, providing a single point of contact for end users to receive support and maintenance within the organization's desktop computing environment. This includes installing, diagnosing, maintaining, and upgrading all hardware and equipment (including but not limited to PC, terminals, printers and scanners) to ensure optimal workstation performance. The person will also troubleshoot problem areas (in person, by telephone, or via remote access) in a timely and accurate fashion, and provide end-user assistance where required.
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- Drive the creation of system imaging & automated software deployments to ensure efficiency & security through tools such as Microsoft SCCM, PDQ, and PowerShell.
- Imaging of and support for the Virtual Desktop Platform (VDI).
- Manage and coordinate software, hardware, and security related releases through Change Control and Release Management processes.
- Prepares, tests and releases software application and security updates to production using Microsoft SCCM.
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Two solar parks will supply the energy needs of more 4,300 homes in Brandenburg as Phoenix Solar AG has rolled out renewable energy plans in partnership with KGAL GmbH & Co. KG.
The solar parks are said to be capable of generating 18 megawatts, sourced from its former military air base location in Jocksdorf and Preschen in Germany.
The solar parks can save around 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year.
During the inauguration ceremony, Brandenburg's Environment Minister Anita Tack noted that "Brandenburg is already sourcing 15.6 percent of its primary energy requirements from renewable energies," bringing annual savings on CO2 to almost 10 million tons.
Tack said the renewable energy expansion is important because Brandenburg is viewed as a model for policies on energy and climate protection.
According to Tack, Brandengurg has attracted entrepreneurs, investors and scientists to "translate their ideas into reality."
Currently, there are 12,000 jobs opened by different industries where 3,000 are related to the photovoltaic industry.
The other guests to the ceremony, including District Administrator Harald Altekrüger, Eberhard Müller, Mayor Klaus Wolf of KGAL and Ralph Schneider of Phoenix Solar AG, shared insights into the development, construction, expected electricity yields and the significance of the solar parks project.
In building the solar parks, Phoenix Solar will first remove the remains of munition in the converted 60-hectare military site.
Ralph Schneider, Executive Vice President of Solar Energy Investments at Phoenix Solar, said his company is proud of having converted the site into a nest for sustainable use for Brandenburg.
Schneider assured of a continued renewable energy works in the region to contribute to climate protection.
The solar parks that have been taken into operation last year, are expected to last for 20 years, after which operating lives the site will be converted into urban development use.
What makes the Jocksdorf (completed in 22 weeks) and Preschen (completed in 12 weeks) solar power plant locations ideal for the solar parks is the irradiation with annual average 1,050 kilowatt hours per square meter.
The solar parks are partitioned by a runway that spans three kilometers long, thus belonging to various neighboring municipalities.
For the first quarter, Phoenix Solar AG posted a 1.76 euros loss per share, compared to earnings per share of 0.42 euros in the same period last year, after tax of 12.9 million euros against consolidated profit of 2.8 million euros last year.


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BiographicalPragna Rugunanan is an academic at the University of Johannesburg. Her doctorate focused on the construction of migrant communities among African and South Asian communities in South Africa. Her research interests include the Sociology of migration and labour studies; changing patterns of work, social networks, and community studies. She has published on migration, gender, xenophobia, education and citizenship. She is a current recipient of a NIHSS Brics Mobility Grant and is a NRF Thuthuka grant holder in the post-PHD track. In 2016 she received the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development research grant. In 2012-2014, she was an NRF Thuthuka grant holder. Pragna has served on the executive of the South African Sociological Association, was a council member and is currently a working group convener. During her break from academia, she was involved in training and consulting for various manufacturing concerns under the MERSETA and for the Airports Company of South Africa, conducting large scale quantitative surveys. She was also the founding member and director of a research agency. Upon her return to academia, she has been involved in NRF funded research projects on Family, Well-Being and Resilience; Social Capital and Citizenship; Refugee and Migration projects. Her current research project focuses on 'Migration, identities and trans-continental linkages: Studying the Indian diaspora in South Africa'.
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Research InterestsMigration studies, Sociology of Work and Labour Studies; Family and Well-Being, Gender and Education Studies Teaching experienceSociology of Work and Labour Studies; Demography; Family & Gender studies; Group Dynamics; Research Methodology, Power and the Workplace Academic Citizenship
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Member of the South African Sociological Association (SASA), 2008-present
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Business manager of the SARS Journal 2010-2011
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Jinnah, Z and Rugunanan, P. 2017. Remaking Religion, Rethinking Space: How Migrants Are Transforming Ethnically Bounded Notions of Religion and Perceptions of Urban Space In Johannesburg. Willhelm-Solomon, M; Lunez, L; Bukasa, Pk; & Malcomess, B (Eds). In Routes and Rites to the City: Mobility, Diversity and Religious Space In Johannesburg. Palgrave Macmillan: London
Rugunanan, P. 2016. Migrant Communities, Identity, and Belonging: Exploring the Views of South Asian Migrants in Fordsburg, South Africa. In Kumar, PP (ed). Contemporary Issues in the Indian Diaspora of South Africa. Serial Publications: Delhi.
Kriel, E. and Rugunanan, P. 2015. Racial Integration among Students at the University of Johannesburg. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 6(1): 45-63.
Smit, R. and Rugunanan, P. 2015. Transnational Forced Migration and Negotiating Emotions: The Case of Female Refugees in South Africa. Social Dynamics, 41(1): 184-203.
Smit, R. and Rugunanan, P. 2014. 'From Precarious Lives to Precarious Work: The Dilemma Facing Refugees in South Africa'. South African Review of Sociology, 45: (2):4-26.
Rugunanan, P, 2014. Education. Sociology: A South African introduction. Stewart, P. and Johan Z. (editors). Juta: Johannesburg. ISBN: 9780702188787
Rabe, M. and Rugunanan, P. 2012. "Exploring gender and race amongst female sociologists exiting academia in South Africa." Gender and Education, 24(5): 553-566.
Rabe, M and Rugunanan, P. 2011 "Is there life after sociology? Exploring the career paths of former South African academics in sociology" South African Review of Sociology, 42(3): 60-78.
Rugunanan, P and Smit, R. 2011 "Seeking refuge in South Africa: Challenges facing a group of Congolese and Burundian refugees" Development Southern Africa, 28(5): 705-718.
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One year ago, today, the nation's worst mall shooting occured in a place i've been several times. maggie webb, angie schuster, janet jorgensen, dianne trent, gary joy, beverly flynn, gary scharf, and john mcdonald were lost that day. their families still grieve, as do we all.
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i was at miss violet's when the shooting happened. i was driving down to sean's school, when carin called me and told me "don't go to westroads. there's been a shooting." as we watched, and heard the stories, and the horror, and saw the tears and fears, we cried.
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This cumulative update mostly eliminates a number of smaller bugs. Beyond that, it implements new features for all users that want to change content all across their project.
From now on, all objects with the same name (as seen in the property window) are considered the same object throughout the project. While this was true before for questions of animation, this now applies to their actual appearance as well. To be precise, three features were implemented for this reason:
Consistent text objects: If you change the content of a text field, all other text fields of the same name copy this new text. This means no more going through every frame if you have to change a typo or the wording of your text!
Replace in project: When you place a new object on an existing object of the same type (like a 3D model on another 3D model), a context menu asks you if you would like to replace the existing object with the new one. You can either replace it only on the current frame, on all frames of the current stage or even throughout the whole project (as long as the existing object has the same name everywhere).
Transfer style: If you made changes to an object (e.g. material choice on a 3D model or the font color of a text object), you can right-click the object and choose "Transfer style" to apply this styling to all copies of the object (of the same name) across your project.
We know that this object consistency may be unwanted on some of your older projects, especially if you did not name your objects by hand. The first time you load an old project, we automatically update your project so that differing objects are named differently. We also create an unaltered backup project for you to continue working in, should you chose to do so.
Have fun creating!
(A more detailed list of changes and bugfixes will be added soon.)


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Zandra Lavender Vanilla Chai Artisan Soap Bar
This light-as-air Lavender Vanilla Chai soap body bar will leave your skin pampered and luxurious because you deserve to be spoiled!
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A letter from Superintendent ED Graff regarding DACA - supporting Dreamers
Dear colleagues:
MPS, like many school districts, organizations and businesses in Minnesota and nationwide, is made better by the immigrants who work and learn in our schools.
Many of these immigrants, often referred to as "Dreamers," came to this country as children and have benefitted from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) order signed in 2012. DACA shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation and its recipients have been allowed to obtain valid driver's licenses, enroll in college and legally secure jobs.
We are gravely concerned and stand with the leaders of many large urban school districts around the nation in speaking out against today's White House announcement that the DACA program will be ended — whether now or in six months. We join with those leaders in asking Congress to act quickly to pass legislation to protect the DACA provisions and remove the uncertainty facing so many of our students and families.
Today I know that many MPS employees, students and families are experiencing fear, uncertainty, anger and disappointment. Please know you continue to have the support of MPS as the implications of today's announcement unfold. Please know you can come to work or school tomorrow and receive the same support and educational services that you did before this decision was announced. We continue to believe the words of our Board of Education, which stated in January that the role of a school district is not to ask about the citizenship or immigration status of any of its students or families. Our role is to educate students and we can only do that if our students and employees feel safe.
We urge MPS students and employees affected by today's announcement to know your rights. Many sites and places offer up-to-date information:
MPS's Multilingual department offers the following school-related information:
The Immigrant Law Center of MN operates an
Immigrant and Refugee Rights Helpline
to connect community members with a free legal consultation. The Helpline is available for immigrants and refugees living in MN whose household income is below 250% of the federal poverty level. Flyers with more information are available in
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Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid
offers free civil legal assistance to low-income community members in many areas of law, including immigration.
Directory of Immigration Legal Services in Minnesota
from the
Immigration Advocates Network
Ed Graff
Ed Graff
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1250 West Broadway Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411
3524 42nd Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55406
Telephone: 612.668.4900 | Fax: 612.668.4910


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Pension Alerter December 2016
9 December 2016
Hogan Lovells pension group is delighted to send you our December e-newsletter. In this newsletter you will find:
- Two pension news articles, with comment and action points;
- Links to our pension news updates;
- Information about our upcoming seminars;
- Client briefings – including our regular summary of upcoming pension cases and an updated briefing outlining data protection issues for pension schemes; and
- A link to the video presentation from our seminar on data protection and cyber security issues for pension schemes.
To read the full Alerter, click here.


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Family Members of EU nationals exercising Treaty Rights in another EU country and EEA Nationals:
Family members are:
The direct descendants (children) who are under the age of 21 or are dependants, and those of the spouse or partner.
The dependant direct relatives in the ascending line (e.g. parents) and those of the spouse or partner.
Please check the title on your UK residence card/sticker to establish whether you hold a "Residence Permit" or "Residence Documentation/Card". THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
If you hold a Residence Documentation sticker or a plastic Residence Card as a family member of an EU national according to Article 5, cf. Article 10 of EU Directive 38/2004, you do not need a visa for travel to Denmark/Iceland, if you are accompanied by the EU national who depend on.
Please note that UK nationals living and working in the UK do not exercise Treaty Rights.
If you are travelling to another EU country other than Denmark or Iceland you should check with that country's embassy in the UK whether they also accept you as being visa exempt.
Please note that if you are now a family member of an EU national, but have an older UK residence permit, which is not based on the EU national you depend on (for example a work, study or exceptional leave permit) you are not able to apply for a visa under the EU rules.
It is advisable to print this page and to present it together with your letter from UK Border Agency regarding your Residence Documentation/Card and proof of your relationship with the EU national to the airline at the point of departure or Danish/Icelandic Border Control on entry into Denmark/Iceland in case of problems.
Please bring both originals and photocopies of the required documentation as well as completed application form and applicant's passport.
3. Holders of Residence Documentation sticker or plastic Residence Card travelling with
or joining the Danish national you are dependant on:
as 1. above.
Please note that if you are joining a Danish national in Denmark, your application cannot
be processed under EU law, as the
Danish national is not an EU national in his/her own country.
4. Holders of Residence Documentation sticker or
plastic Residence Card travelling without the Danish national you are dependant on:
as 2. above.
5. Holders of Residence Permit either on the basis of being married to/partner/child/parent
of a UK national travelling with or joining the UK national you are
dependant on (If you are travelling with a UK child without the UK spouse/partner you depend on, you cannot apply under EU rules, but must apply as under 6 below:
visa required (free of charge)
Documentation required:
Proof of family relationship with UK national: Original Marriage or Birth Certificate (if in
language other than English, French, German or Spanish
a certified translation into English is required)
Cohabitating partners: proof of same address for a least 18-24 months
Passport of UK national (photocopies not accepted)
Family members other than spouse and children: proof of dependency on UK national
or his/her spouse/partner
Travel tickets (return tickets as proof that you are travelling with UK national)
Please note that in order to process an application under EU rules, it is necessary for the applicant to produce evidence (in the form of return tickets) that he/she is travelling with the UK national. This is because for visa purposes UK nationals are not considered EU nationals in their own country, until they leave and travel to another EU country. It is therefore only possible for the Embassy to issue a single entry visa. If you have previous Schengen travel history and would like to apply for multiple entries, you cannot apply as a family member of an EU national, but must apply as under 6. below and pay the visa fee.
6. Holders of a Residence Permit on the basis of being married to/partner/child/parent of a
UK national travelling without the UK national you are dependent on:
visa required
Documentation required:
as listed under requirements for a Schengen visa
Please note that for visa purposes both the passport and UK Residence Documentation/Residence Card must be valid for the duration of your visit to Denmark. A UK Residence Permit and passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the visit to Denmark.
Applications from family members of EU nationals are prioritized and processed faster. Please note that some nationals are subject to prior consultation in one or more Schengen countries, before a visa can be issued. The consultation takes around 8-10 days. Please see the list of countries.
Please see further information about where to apply: where to apply for a Schengen visa
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In a recent piece published on the MSNBC website, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45614308/ns/business-world_business/#.Tua1aXJSn6A, the journalists insinuate that developing a working partnership with China cannot work. Their presentation of the arguments, however, are very one-sided (surprise, surprise). Below is what they fail to mention:
"But Made in China has hastened the decline of U.S. manufacturing. Factory jobs have shrunk in number by 25 percent the past decade to 11.5 million today, and average factory wages adjusted for inflation have virtually stagnated." No, factory jobs have been declining everywhere in the world, including China, because technology advancement is replacing humans in virtually every sector where repetitive activity exists. Average factory wages may have stagnated, but so have wages in most sectors in the U.S., even if they're not outsourced. Continue reading


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Follow these steps for each middle-tier instance on your host. Be sure to complete the steps entirely for one middle-tier instance before you move on to the next.
- Log in to the host as the user that installed the middle-tier instance.
- Make sure your ORACLE_HOME environment variable is set to the middle-tier Oracle home. Do not use a trailing slash (UNIX) or backslash (Windows) when specifying the variable.
- On UNIX systems, set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64, LIB_PATH, or SHLIB_PATH environment variables to the proper values. The actual environment variables and values that you must set depend on the type of your UNIX operating system.
- Run the following commands in the middle-tier Oracle home:
- On UNIX systems:
cd ORACLE_HOME/chgip/scripts ./chgiphost.sh -mid
- On Windows systems:
cd ORACLE_HOME\chgip\scripts cmd /c chgiphost.bat -mid
Verify the logsWhat Changes Are Required to OAS when the Server IP Address or Machine Name is Changed [ID 569931.1]
GoalWhat changes are required to OAS when the server IP Address is changed ?
What changes are required to OAS when the server machine name Address is changed ?
SolutionIf IP address has been changed, Administrator only needs to use the CHGIPHOST script. The script is located at \CHGIP. The simplest way to run it is:
1. Stop the application server (i.e. stop the service, or issue [OAS home]\opmn\bin\opmnctl stopall).
2. Open a Command Prompt window.
Set ORACLE_HOME to the location of your OAS Home (e.g. D:\ORAHOME_1).
3. Change into the directory [ORACLE_HOME]\CHGIP\SCRIPTS.
4. Execute the command CHGIPHOST.BAT -mid (for default deployment, other deployments may require other options).
5. Respond to the prompts. "Source" means currently configured values, and "destination" means new values. Host names should be entered in fully qualified (FQDN) form (e.g. myhost.domain.com). If you are not changing a value, enter the same value for both source and destination.
Administrator would enter the same FQDN for both source and destination, but would enter different IP addresses (old/new). Please refer to the OAS Administrator Guide for additional information (avail on http://otn.oracle.com). It has very in-depth information about the different scenarios in which this tool is used and how to apply it to different deployment architectures.
If host name or domain have also changed, then there are several other areas (outside OAS) that need adjustment as well.
- On UNIX systems:


text: We humans use language, its descriptions, and its expressions, as a basic skill to speak about what we need, want, and what we face. However, what happens when we find ourselves incapable of speaking about our hard experiences? What if our brain hides these bad experiences in our subconsciousness in an attempt to safeguard itself? Art therapy benefits individuals who have survived trauma resulting from war, abuse or natural disaster. Läs mer »


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Hope Spotlight: Pastor Jacques Francois, Haiti
Haut Savanette, Haiti — In 2011, Pastor Jacques Francois took over as the leader of the Haut Savanette church-school in rural Haiti.
Raised all his life in Haut Savanette, Pastor Francois' life was surrounded by idol worshiping and witchcraft. He became steadily unhappy and desperately lonely living this way. He began to frequent the "discos" (strip clubs) in a nearby city to fulfill his loneliness.
One night in 2000, Pastor Francois was on his way home and heard a voice preaching from a small church. It was the church in Haut Savanette. He slipped into the church and listened as the pastor spoke passionately of Christ's love. That night, Pastor Francois gave his heart and life to Christ and promised to do anything God called him to do. He immediately stopped going to the disco and began to see his life change for the better.
Pastor Francois' favorite Bible verse is Psalm 91: "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide by the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.'" He knows that God has called him to specifically lead, guide, and impact Haut Savanette. Several times a week, he walks 2.5 hours to Pignon where he is trained in Bible Study through the ministry of Bright Hope's Partner Developer in Haiti, Pastor Jephthe Lucien. He desires to one day complete his education, as he stopped in 7th grade.
The congregation has grown significantly since his leadership. He recently hired an activities director whose goal is to provide new programs to attract and retain the youth in the church. The initiative has been successful thus far, and Pastor Francois is looking for continued growth in this program to benefit his church. He has also planted another church down the road from Haut Savanette.
Haut Savanette's church board member Benisoit Seraphine firmly believes that the growth and success of the church is due to Pastor Francois' incredible leadership. He believes that church attendance has increased due to Pastor Francois' caring and nurturing nature.
Pastor Francois' main outreach is going out to the locals in the community and love them. He is continually going to people when they are in trouble, sick or struggling, and prays over them and provides encouragement. These are the acts of love and inclusiveness that pull people to the church - and a great reason why he is this month's Hope Spotlight.
Learn more about Bright Hope's schools in Haiti.


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People have been trolling others on social media since the dawn of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. After all, it's a lot easier to lash out from behind a keyboard when there aren't any consequence involved. Things have gotten really interesting since massive companies have started harnessing the power of social media.
While they typically use outlets like Twitter for promotional purposes and damage control, something awesome happens when the social media managers behind those accounts start feeling sassy.
1. Nothing like a sports burn.
2. Why'd you tell on us, Oreo?
3. Need some ice for that burn?
4. That's common knowledge, Rob.
5. Lucille Bluth is the queen of shade.
6. No one likes a thief, Pharrell.
7. Instant regret!
8. Can't argue with that.
9. He's looking for love in all the wrong places.
10. Drag her, Tesco!
11. It's science.
12. London transit likes to lay the passive aggression on thick.
13. Touché.
14. I feel like Deadspin's social media manager already thinks America is great.
15. BuzzFeed is full of sass, but did they meet their match in Taco Bell?
16. E4 has zero chill!
17. That escalated quickly.
(via BuzzFeed)
We need more companies like this that are willing to lay the smackdown on trolls. Maybe it'll teach them a lesson. Probably not, but at this point, it's worth a shot.


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What is it/what does it do?You don't even need to click through to the product's website, I have produced a summary of what they say about themselves here:
Quickly Shrink Your Waistline, Lose Body Fat, Eliminate Low Back Pain And Develop A Stunning Set of Six Pack Abs While Gaining Strength, Muscle Tone And Raw Athletic Power At The Same Time…Even If You've Been Out Of Shape For Years…
- Why proper abdominal training can rid you of back pain forever and improper abdominal training can actually make your back pain worse than ever
- The truth about HOW MANY REPS you need to develop your abs – and why 99% of all exercisers (even advanced bodybuilders and athletes) completely screw this up.
- The truth about bodybuilders and magazine cover models – how they really got their abs and what this means to you
- The truth about bodybuilders and magazine cover models – how they really got their abs and what this means to you.
- If the program doesn't give you the type of great results I've promised, I'll give you your money back.
- How to sculpt a great-looking, sexy set of six pack abs while also improving the strength and natural function of your abs
- How to sculpt a great-looking, sexy set of six pack abs while also improving the strength and natural function of your abs.
- How long it really takes for your abs to "come out from hiding" – the truth – not the fairy tales you're being told in the TV infomercials and magazine ads.
- 14 abdominal training myths – the truth finally revealed by a corrective exercise kinesiologist and strength coach.
- 14 abdominal training myths – the truth finally revealed by a corrective exercise kinesiologist and strength coach
Can I trust it?Ok, so how am I going to answer this one? Remember, I haven't actually bought this product (I'm relying on you guys to do that and leave your reviews to the right). Well, I feel I can find out some useful info for you to help you in your purchasing decision. For starters, I've looked up the product on trust ranking websites such as http://mywot.com. Flatten Your Abs scores an averge of 3.98, which is about averge and isn't a cause for worry.
Is anyone actually buying it?Let's look at some hard facts now. Again, the payment processor provides us with something they call the product's "Gravity". It's an indicator of how well the product is selling. I've processed this figure and turned it into a rating out of 100. Products with a high rating are popular. Flatten Your Abs scores 69.03/100 which is about standard.
Time to buy – your optionsBy now you've read through the résumé of what the product does (or claims to do…). You've examined in detail the user reviews and testimonials. Maybe you've even decided you might like to buy the product. So what now?
Option 1: Buy DirectYou click through to http://www.flattenyourabs.net, and find their link to buy the product. You'll be linked through to the payment processor page and you can make payment with a credit/debit card or PayPal. At the time of writing the standard price for the product was $39.95.
Option 2: Buy Through My LinkIf you click this link: flattenyourabs.net you'll also be taken through to flattenyourabs.net, where you can go through the same process as Option 1. In this case though, because you arrived at the site via a special link, I get the credit for sending over a potential buyer. If you do end up buying, I will be given a commission. The cost to you is the same regardless of which method you choose You might like to go for this option if:
- You feel my info has helped you and you'd like to show your appreciation.
- You'd like to be eligible for a purchase bonus (see below)


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In early May, a federal judge extended the voter-registration deadline for the special election in Georgia's Sixth Congressional District by two months, from March 20 to May 21. That allowed nearly 8,000 additional people to register to vote in time for the June 20 election.
Democrat Jon Ossoff praised the decision. "Voting rights are constitutional rights," he said. "I encourage all eligible voters to ensure that they are registered and make their voices heard on June 20th and in all elections, regardless of their party or political persuasion."
But Republican Karen Handel did not. "This is going to boil your blood," she wrote in an e-mail to supporters. "Just hours ago, the Democrats won their lawsuit to extend voter registration in Georgia before our election. This lawsuit should be seen for exactly what it is: A partisan attempt to change the rules in the middle of an election for a nakedly partisan outcome."
There was more than a little irony in Handel's e-mail: Not only did she not want more people to register and vote, but shaping election rules to achieve a partisan outcome was exactly what Handel was known for as Georgia's secretary of state from 2007 to 2010. She has a long record of making it harder to vote—supporting Georgia's strict voter-ID law, trying to purge thousands of eligible voters from the rolls before the 2008 election, repeatedly challenging the residency of qualified Democratic candidates, and failing to secure the state's electronic voting machines.
Let's start with the purge. Weeks before the 2008 election, thousands of registered voters in Georgia had their citizenship challenged by the state, a policy spearheaded by Handel. One of them was Jose Morales, a student at Kennesaw State University, a legal permanent resident since he was a toddler who became a US citizen in November 2007. After filling out a voter registration form in September 2008, Morales received a letter from Cherokee County telling him that he must provide evidence of his citizenship in court or would be kept off the voter rolls.
Morales drove 30 minutes from his home in Kennesaw to the Cherokee County Elections office in Canton, to give the clerk a copy of his passport. He was told that was sufficient evidence to prove his citizenship and received a copy of his voting card a week later. But a month before the election, on October 7, 2008, he received another letter saying he was still not qualified to vote and had to appear again before the Cherokee County Elections office to prove his citizenship again or else he would be purged from the rolls.


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Gypsum industry news
Wacker starts work on expanding Ulsan plant in South Korea10 November 2017
South Korea: Wacker Chemie has broken ground on a new expansion project at its Ulsan plant. The group is building a new spray dryer for dispersible polymer powders at the unit, which will have a total capacity of 80,000t/yr. It is also constructing an additional reactor for dispersions based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE), which are needed as the raw material for the spray dryer to produce dispersible polymer powders. Wacker says that the Ulsan's plant complex, which covers the entire production chain from VAE dispersions to dispersible polymer powders, will be one of the largest of its kind in the world. Investments will total around Euro60m and production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2019.
The expansion is intended to meet growing demand for its binder products in the construction industries in South Korea and Southeast Asia. Wacker dispersions and dispersible polymer powders are used in a variety of construction industry applications including modifying gypsum plasters and fillers.
South Korea: KCC has completed the third gypsum wallboard line at its Seosan plant in South Chungcheong. Following the upgrade, the plant has increased its production capacity by 40% to 24.2Mm2, according to the Maeil Business Newspaper. Commercial production on the new line is expected to start in July 2017. KCC also says that it has become the largest wallboard producer in the country.
USG Boral to upgrade wallboard plant in South Korea09 June 2016
South Korea: USG Boral plans to increases production at its Dangjin, South Chungcheong wallboard plant by at least 30Mm2. Currently the plant, operated by USG Boral Korea, has a production capacity of 70Mm2. Work on the upgrade will start in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the extra manufacturing lines are expected to be fully operational by the end of 2018, according to the Korea Times.


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|Achievement Bounty 1-31-2011 (32) (625GS)
|Completed Game: Guitar Hero 5 (WP7)
That's the first month of 2011 in the books. Not a spectacular month at all gamerscore wise, but still progress.
As you may or may not know, I'm always making up new challenges to keep things fresh. I have a little challenge that I'm currently trying to do. I think I'll just keep it to myself for the time being. It's probably something that I won't accomplish anyways. I've been going after it for a couple of weeks now.
Since I don't want to spill the beans on my challenge. I'll give you the opportunity to make a single guess a day. Winner gets an XtendPlay. .
Just make a guess in the comments below and include your gamertag. First person to guess correctly, wins.
This is a world wide giveaway.
There are really no hints I can give. Just bounties and past challenges like: leapfrog and a game a day to keep in mind.
Remember, only one guess per day/achievement bounty post until a winner is declared. Good luck!
Oh, and by the way, you will fail at guessing. Nobody will guess correctly in a million years.
|Dead Space is quite scary, but not this scary. The Horror!
Total achievements: 376
Total gamerscore: 7,511
Retail game achievements: 219
Retail game gamerscore: 5,416
Arcade achievements: 63
Arcade gamerscore: 1,010
DLC achievements: 20
DLC gamerscore: 400
Windows Phone 7 achievements: 94
Windows Phone 7 gamerscore: 1,085
Kinect achievements: 2
Kinect gamerscore: 50
Achievements from amazing games: 50
Gamerscore from amazing games: 1,130
Achievements from great games: 44
Gamerscore from great games: 836
Achievements from good games: 66
Gamerscore from good games: 1,130
Achievements from decent games: 76
Gamerscore from decent games: 1,460
Achievements from bad games: 94
Gamerscore from bad games: 1,730
Achievements from terrible games: 44
Gamerscore from terrible games: 1,225
Amazing games: Halo: Reach, Red Dead: Redemption, Dead Space 2
Great games: NBA 2k11, DJ Hero, Rock Band 3, Raskulls, DeathSpank, BioShock 2, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue, Mafia II
Good games: Lost Planet 2, Lara Croft: GoL, Project Sunburst (WP7), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Parachute Panic (WP7), Fable III, Axel & Pixel
Decent games: Games Chest Solitaire (WP7), Revolution (WP7), Kinect Adventures, Karaoke Revolution, Golf: Tee It Up!, de Blob Revolution (WP7), Brick Breaker: Revolution (WP7), Cabela's North American Adventures, Microbot
Bad games: FF: Adrenaline (WP7), Dead Space: Ignition, Women's Murder Club, MorphX, Guitar Hero 5 (WP7)
Terrible games: Turning Point [FR/DE], Family Game Night 3
Overall: (14) Family Game Night 3, FF Adrenaline, Golf: Tee It Up!, de Blob Revolution, Dead Space: Ignition, Women's Murder Club, Star Wars The Force Unleashed II, Halo: Reach, Raskulls, Cabela's North American Adventures, MorphX, Axel & Pixel, DeathSpank, Guitar Hero 5 (WP7)
Retail: (5) Family Game Night 3, Star Wars The Force Unleashed II, Halo: Reach, Cabela's North American Adventures, MorphX
Arcade: (5) Golf: Tee It Up!, Dead Space: Ignition, Raskulls, Axel & Pixel, DeathSpank
Windows Phone 7: (4) FF Adrenaline, de Blob Revolution, Women's Murder Club, Guitar Hero 5 (WP7)
DLC: (2) Endor DLC - Star Wars The Force Unleashed II, Minerva's Den - Bioshock 2,
Amazing games: (1) Halo: Reach
Great games: (2) Raskulls, DeathSpank
Good games: (2) Star Wars The Force Unleashed II, Axel & Pixel
Decent games: (3) Golf: Tee It Up!, de Blob Revoltion, Cabela's North American Adventures
Bad games: (5) FF Adrenaline, Dead Space: Ignition, Women's Murder Club, MorphX, Guitar Hero 5 (WP7)
Terrible games: (1) Family Game Night 3


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Dear fellow readers,
From the 9th-11th of April 2016 the 12th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2016 takes place in Vilamoura, Portugal.
We can proudly announce, that the short-paper Teine, M./ Beutner, M. (2016): Conceptualizing an M-Learning System for Seniors, in which we present the OPALESCE project, and the Micro Unit structure, was accepted for the conference. All papers had to pass a strict blind peer-review process.
We will keep you informed about the feedback we got at the conference, and we are looking forward to show the relevance of such a project to other international researchers.
All the best,
Your OPALESCE-team


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Guidolin's 61st birthday quickly turned sour as the Italian learned he was being forced out after Saturday's 2-1 defeat against Liverpool left Swansea just above the relegation zone with only one win from their seven league matches this season.
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Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, who left his role as assistant at Old Trafford following Jose Mourinho's pre-season arrival, had been linked with the Swansea job.
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the grass in the backyard was damp and whatnot
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I feel free in the front...........
that is all :)
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[minus the s'mores]
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While some of our friends debated on stopping the moth man, the rest of us watched in amusement.
He danced and chanted to himself until some of our friends decided to join him.
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After their dancing grew scarce, I noticed that the Moth man had
a wand in his hand [a pretzel rod]
The next thing I new he was in the air hovering over the fire with the wand [pretzel rod] in his hand
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Then the moth man left and we went on with our fire........
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we kids in Thornton are pretty classy, we burn leftover dressers that have remained on the side of our house for a few months.


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When writing sales copy, there's a reliable rule that'll help you sell more effectively. It works for selling just about anything to anyone.
The reliable sales rule is: Write at a 7th grade level.
Before you protest, please understand this has nothing to do with your prospect's intelligence. It's simply the most effective way to penetrate your reader's busy mind.
Because we all have so much running through our heads at any given moment, it's difficult to concentrate on what we're reading. And when we read sales or marketing copy, we usually give it much less attention.
By keeping your writing at a 7th grade level, your message penetrates the reader's busy brain and half-hearted interest.
Just as important, it makes your message easier to remember.
Get your message across
When selling, you're not trying to impress people with fancy words and flowery thoughts. You're trying to prove you're the ideal solution to a need or desire they want fulfilled.
I can hear you argue, "But if I write to educated professionals. Won't they feel like I'm talking down to them?" Or "My audience is used to reading complicated writing. They're _____s (insert high-fallutin' profession here)."
It doesn't matter. Because complicated, formal sentences make their brains work harder. Remember, they're busy. They don't want more work, they want solutions to problems they need solved. Or desires they want fulfilled.
Simpler sentences help them move effortlessly through your copy. The easier they move, the more they stay focused on your message. That's why this post is written at a 7th grade level. Actually, it's 6.4 grade level and I'm guessing you didn't feel offended, right?
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. Such as if you represent a government agency. Or you're at an advanced stage of the sales cycle, addressing an elitist group. You need to know your audience.
But for most of us, whether we're selling to our neighbors or other businesses, we make more money by keeping it simple.
Tips for easier-reading copy
If you use Microsoft Word, turn on your readability statistics. Aim for 70% or higher reading ease. And the magical 7th grade reading level. Sometimes, you may have a paragraph here and there that can't get any simpler than a 9th grade level. That's ok, so long as your entire document averages around 7th grade.
Avoid passive sentences
Passive sentences occur when the subject isn't performing the action. Passive sentences weaken otherwise good copy by adding extraneous words and robbing its impact.
Not this:
- The document was sent by Sally.
- They have been noticing the pending storm.
- The car was damaged by the shopping cart.
But this:
- Sally sent the document.
- They notice the pending storm.
- The shopping cart damaged the car.
Use shorter sentences
Keep your sentences brief and in digestible chunks. If you need a semi colon, you're better off making that a period and starting a new sentence. If you have more than two commas…ditto.
Not this:
Some people complain baking is difficult, but you can make it easier by having all of your ingredients and tools prepared and ready to go before you start; such as, having all of your ingredients measured, starting with a clean area free of clutter and dirty dishes, and having all of your equipment easily accessible. (Reading ease: 49.7; Grade level: 13.1)
But this:
Some people complain baking is difficult. But you can make it easier by preparing your ingredients and tools before you start.
- Measure out all of the ingredients
- Remove nearby clutter or dirty dishes
- Have equipment easily accessible
(Reading ease: 67.2; Grade level: 6.4)
Use simpler words
Some copy looks like a thesaurus vomited ten-syllable words all over the page. The writer may feel smarter, but complicated words are like long sentences. They force the reader to slow down and work through the message.
Remember, every time you make the reader work (even slightly), you give them the opportunity to stop reading. That's death to your conversion rates. So keep it simple. Don't imbibe when you can drink. Don't pontificate when you can think.
Sometimes, you must use bigger words because they're industry terms or scientific names. This may lower your reading ease and increase your reading grade level, but that's alright because they're necessary.
Break the rules
Have you ever noticed when you read, your voice says the words out loud in your head? Don't worry, nearly all of us do it. When you write in a conversational style, it helps that voice in your reader's brain glide through your copy and retain it better.
Since most of us don't speak in proper, grammatically correct English, it's ok to mimic some of that in your writing.
You may notice I start a lot of sentences with and, but, and because. I respect proper grammar, but I purposely sacrifice good grammar for good reading flow. This doesn't mean it's alright to go wild tossing all the rules out the door. Some audiences can handle more leeway than others, so break rules strategically and don't break so many you risk losing credibility.
Fun check
Should you make your copy easier to understand? Try a grammar check on your last email, a section from your brochure or website. Your goal:
- Passive sentences: 0%
- Reading ease: ≥70%
- Reading grade level: ≤7.0
Then adjust your sentences until your message flows effortlessly when read out loud.


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With 59 per cent of divorced Indian Muslim women having gone through triple talaq, a practice outlawed in many Muslim majority nations, Muslim women's rights cannot be ignored, writes Anusha Azees. In a paradox, photographer Dipnendu Chodhury captures the resistance against the movement.
Saleema* was married off at the age of 18 to a man who worked abroad. He left a week after their wedding and she didn't hear from him. She suffered physical and emotional abuse from her in-laws, from taunts of her family's poor financial situation to outright denying her medical attention when she fell sick, she still continued to put up with all of this until her husband divorced her. "Talaq. Talaq.Talaq" read the cold sms on her phone. She was immediately thrown out of her in-laws home and sent back to her parents. There was no way for her to get in touch with her now ex-husband, to know why he did this, to get closure, to move on.
Fathima* was a teacher in a small village in Northern Kerala. She was married when she turned 20, to a man who turned out to be abusive and a womanizer. He would constantly beat her and threaten her with divorce if she told anyone about it. A day eventually came, when he used the triple talaq to divorce her. She is now fending for herself and her two children without any support from her ex-husband.
More recently, the 18-year-old Arshiya Bagwan from Pune is planning to move the family court against Triple Talaq.
These are just some of the many stories of Muslim women who are struggling to live a life of dignity and are victims of triple talaq. To the uninitiated triple talaq refers to the age old practice in which a man can divorce his wife by simply uttering the words three times. Many Muslim scholars believe that there is a waiting period involved between the three talaqs as stated in the Quran and various hadiths. But the law is often misused.
The Muslim community in India is amongst the most backward in terms of education and socio-economic development. According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (2014-2015) Muslims comprise 14 per cent of India's population but account for 4.4 per cent of students enrolled in higher education. According to the Sacchar Committee, appointed to examine the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community, the situation has worsened over the last fifty years. Although the committee found double the proportion of graduates among younger Muslims compared to older Muslims, they noted "a widening gap between Muslim men and women compared with 'All Others', and an almost certain possibility that Muslims will fall far behind, if the trend is not reversed".
This report was filed by Justice Rajindar Sachar almost a decade ago and the gross enrolment rate of the Muslim population might have doubled from 6.84 per cent to 13.8 per cent, but they continue to trail behind the national average and their women, even more so.
It's a complex world for Indian Muslim women. Muslim girls are married off at a young age and before they know it, they are divorced and without any means to take care of themselves while being shunned by society. The social and economic backwardness, and limited access to education has only added to their woes. While on one-hand, they are trying to become independent and educated, on the other, they battle deep-rooted patriarchal notions that are often internalised.
The easiest pop-culture reference would be Sania Mirza and the numerous conversations around her and her religious beliefs. In navigating this, there are certain challenges which are very unique to Indian Muslim women. Like the fact that they are largely governed by the laws of the Muslim Law Board and hence fail to get some of the rights guaranteed under the Indian constitution.
To make matters worse, things are no better when it comes to getting the rights that their own religion guarantees them. This leaves a large number of Muslim women ignorant of their rights, limits their options for support and mostly puts them in a very helpless situation.
But, why is the Triple Talaq considered such a step backward for the rights of Muslim women? Doesn't Islam as a religion allow for divorce? This is where some myths need to be dispelled.
The Quran details out divorce and it is a right that is granted to Muslims with a strong added disclaimer that marriage is a relationship to be safeguarded at all costs. There is a strong mention of the need for arbitration before the husband and wife, decide to part ways.
"And if you fear a breach between the two, appoint an arbiter from his people and an arbiter from her people. If they both desire agreement, Allah will effect harmony between them. (4:35)"
The triple talaq, which is talaq pronounced thrice in one sitting does not provide any room for arbitration as stated in the Quran. This is a strong reason and justification for Indian Muslim women who are fighting to overturn the Triple Talaq.
Just as there are norms in the Quran to formalize a marriage, there are norms to execute divorce as well. Some of the verses below lay great importance on patience and efforts to reconcile before taking the steps to end a marriage.
"Those who intend to divorce their wives shall wait four months; if they change their minds and reconcile, then God is forgiver, merciful. If they go through with the divorce, then God is hearer, knower." (2:226-227)
"And the divorced women must wait for three menstrual courses… and their husbands are fully entitled to take them back (as their wives) during this waiting period, if they desire reconciliation." (2:228)
"Divorce may be pronounced twice; then the wife may either be kept back in fairness or be allowed to separate in fairness. Then, if the husband divorces his wife (for the third time), she shall not remain lawful for him after this divorce, unless she marries another husband…" (2:229-230)
The verses stem from the understanding that like any relationship, marriage between two people is bound to have compatibility issues arising out of both individual personalities or upbringing or cultural or familial values.
In fact, in the Quran, a complete chapter devoted to divorce explains:
"O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their prescribed waiting-periods, and count the waiting-period accurately, and fear Allah, you Lord. And do not turn them out of their houses [during the waiting-period], nor should they themselves leave them, except in case they commit an open indecency…You do not know: Allah may after this bring about a situation [of reconciliation]. Then when they have reached the end of their [waiting] periods either retain them [in wedlock] in a fair manner or part with them in a fair manner, and call to witness two just witnesses from among yourselves, and [O witnesses] bear witness equitably for the sake of Allah."(65:1-2)
And yet, women end up having to leave their husband's house at a day's notice without any waiting period. There is rarely any arbitration that happens involving the families or even the clerics. Many a times, it's a case of fraudulent documents with signatures of hearsay witnesses.
There are many more examples of verses advising restraint in divorce yet there does not exist a single verse that validates the notion of triple talaq in one sitting. In fact, other Muslim majority countries have all moved away from the triple talaq and in some cases have established additional laws pushing for arbitration. For example, Egypt has a law which terms triple talaq pronounced in one sitting as a single pronouncement open to being revocable. Iraq, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar have fashioned their own interpretations as well. Algeria has an additional judicial process that makes a further provision for completing the reconciliation process within 90 days. So does our neighbour Pakistan. And yet, in India we continue to uphold them.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is not for any reform to the laws.
With the issue being painted in political contexts as 'interference' in practicing the religion which shall not be tolerated, the Board is forgetting about the needs of the very community it talks of safeguarding. Add the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) discussion into the mix, and the result is antiquated laws, with little religious backing, being defended in the name of 'personal laws'. Personal laws have become subject to interpretation and convenience of board members, interested more in power and politics than actual welfare.
Indian Muslim women are fighting the practice of impulsively uttering talaq thrice in a go, or writing talaq thrice on a postcard, or sms or emails or hiring a qazi to affix his signature on a scrap of paper, which is un-Islamic. No cleric in his right minds can ever condone this practice.
But, unfortunately we live in different times where Muslim women are being denied the very rights that their religion has guaranteed them. Muslim women are not just fighting for abolishing the triple talaq. They are trying to fight for their right to read and interpret the scriptures for themselves. That is an important step for the empowerment of Indian Muslim women.
To defend a practice which has become a social evil, resulted in systematic abuse and is being used as a means of denying woman a graceful divorce does not make sense – neither religiously nor constitutionally. It goes against the very principle of safeguarding a women and her right to a happy and healthy marriage that Islam guarantees. For now, the voices of Indian Muslim women need to be heard and saved from getting diluted in the face of larger political and patriarchal agendas being pushed in the UCC debate.
*Names have been changed to protect identity of the case-studies.


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